THE WALRUS. 
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maid. The square, blocked-out head which I have 
noticed, effectually destroys the resemblance to hu¬ 
manity when distant, and the colossal size does , the 
same when near. Some of the seals deserve the dis¬ 
tinction much more: the size of the head, the regularity 
of the facial oval, the droop 
of the shoulders, even the 
movements of this animal, 
whether singly or in group, 
remind you strikingly of 
man. 
The party which Morton 
attended upon their walrus- 
hunt had three sledges. One 
was to be taken to a cache 
in the neighborhood j the 
other two dragged at a quick 
run toward the open water, 
about ten miles off to the 
southwest. They had but 
nine dogs to these two 
sledges, one man only riding, 
the others running by turns. 
As they neared the new ice, 
and where the black wastes 
of mingled cloud and water 
betokened the open sea, they 
would from time to time remove their hoods and listen 
intently for the animal’s voice. 
After a while Myouk became convinced, from signs 
